Miriam Dean
New Zealand Queen's Counsel
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Miriam Rose Dean CNZM KC is a New Zealand King's Counsel and company director. In 2011 Dean was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the law and business. She was awarded Distinguished Alumna status at the University of Waikato.
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| Alma mater | Harvard Law School, University of Auckland, University of Waikato |
| Awards | King's Counsel, Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Distinguished Alumni |
Career
Dean completed a Bachelor of Laws with honours at the University of Auckland, a Master of Laws at Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Social Science at the University of Waikato.[1]
Dean was made Queen's Counsel in 2004.[2] She was the first woman president of the New Zealand Bar Association, beginning her term in 2011.[2][3]
Dean was part of the Government’s Ministerial inquiry into the 2013 Fonterra botulinum recall, the Electricity Pricing Review, and Auckland Council's review of council-controlled organisations.[3][2] Dean led a 2019 Department of Corrections review into prisoner's mail, with Grant O'Fee, after complaints about mail being sent by prisoners.[3][4][5] In 2020 she reviewed Weta Digital's workplace culture after allegations of bullying, sexual harassment, intimidation, misogyny and homophobia.[6]
Dean was a member of the Auckland Transition Authority that created the new Auckland Council.[2] She has been Deputy Chair of Auckland Council Investments Ltd and a Director of Crown Fibre Holdings Ltd, Chorus New Zealand,[7] and was chair of New Zealand On Air.[3] She has also chaired the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, and was deputy chair of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand.[7]
Honours and awards
In the 2011 New Year Honours Dean was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the law and business.[2][8] In 2018 Dean was awarded a Distinguished Alumni Award at the University of Waikato.[9]